JAMES SUCKLING: "This has superb depth and intensity with very fine tannins that draw you down. So much black fruit, together with black pepper and salt. Extremely well crafted. Vertical and deep. Chalky and salty with black chocolate."

ROBERT PARKER - THE WINE ADVOCATE: "The 2020 Troplong Mondot is composed of 85% Merlot, 13% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Cabernet Franc, harvested from 4th September and lasting for about three weeks. The pH is 3.53, the IPT (tannin index) is 75 and the alcohol is 14.5%. Opaque purple-black colored, it opens with a vivacious burst of black fruits-stewed plums, baked blackberries and boysenberries-giving way to a fragrant undercurrent of licorice, ground cloves, cinnamon stick and lilacs, with a touch of bouquet garni. The full-bodied palate is chock-full of plump, juicy black fruits and savory sparks, framed by fantastically ripe, fine-grained tannins and bold freshness, finishing long and opulent." - Lisa Perrotti-Brown

FALSTAFF: "Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Süße, dunkle Beerenfrucht, Nuancen von Cassis und Brombeeren, ein Hauch von Feigen ist unterlegt, zarte Kräuterwürze, mineralischer Touch. Stoffig, kraftvoll, süße schwarze Kirschen, reife, tragende und zugleich seidige Tannine, dunkler Nougat im Abgang, verfügt über große aromatische Tiefe, mineralisch-frisch im Finale, sehr gute Länge, sicheres Reifepotenzial." - Peter Moser